More Than Australia's Most Beautiful Girl – Part One

More Than Australia's Most Beautiful Girl – Part One

A century ago, Sydney chorus girl Eve Gray won a beauty competition and shot to national fame. 'Australia's Most Beautiful Girl' was soon a theatrical leading lady. But Eve discovered that being a celebrity came with a dark side. Nevertheless, she was to persist with her performance career, winning critical respect on stage and screen, working with the likes of Alfred Hitchcock and Errol Flynn. Part 2 and an extensive image gallery are available now for Patreon supporters. To support: www.patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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The Model & The Murder Case – Part One

The Model & The Murder Case – Part One

Seventy years ago – in 1954 – glamorous Sydney model Shirley Beiger shot her lover dead outside a city nightclub. But why did she kill him — and what punishment would she face?Next month, the Sydney F...

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Vanishing Cousins – Part Two: The Suspects

Vanishing Cousins – Part Two: The Suspects

In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent...

28 Nov 202430min

Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance

Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance

In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent...

28 Nov 202446min

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two

They’ll Never Hold Me is in bookstores now. Michael sat down with Meshel Laurie of the Australian True Crime podcast to talk all things Kevin John Simmonds. Part Two covers Simmo’s 1959 crime spree an...

22 Nov 202432min

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One

They’ll Never Hold Me is in bookstores now. Michael sat down with Meshel Laurie of the Australian True Crime podcast to talk all things Kevin John Simmonds. Part One covers Simmo from his birth during...

21 Nov 202428min

They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters

They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters

Please enjoy a second audiobook extract that continues the story of young Kevin John Simmonds, as he grows up in Griffith, grapples with the lure of criminality and gets a preview of his life in the s...

14 Nov 202438min

They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt

They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt

My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclu...

6 Nov 202435min

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two

Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, ...

25 Okt 202437min

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